Prior to Mount Sinai, he led the collaborative efforts at Stanford University to drive personalized medicine and clinical diagnosis on Mendelian and complex diseases using genome and exome sequencing. Dr. Chen also helped launch a startup company Personalis, which won the VA's contract for the Million Veteran Genome project.

Awards

Research

My research focuses on translational bioinformatics and genome interpretation. We have been building hundreds of databases from mining literature and public repositories, and integrating genomic, genetic, phenotypic, clinical, and environmental data to illustrate disease mechanisms, identify diagnostics biomarkers, and drive personalized medicine. For more about informatics, please check Chen Laboratory.

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.